Immigration Alerts
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa appl... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its November 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa appli... more
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Immigration Practice
Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Immigrant Visa Numbers The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that the annual limit for immigrant visa numbers was exhausted on September 16, 2010 for all family-based preference categories an... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applica... more
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Immigration Practice
The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has commenced verification of information contained in nonimmigrant visa petitions received from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The pilot program verifies information related to th... more
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Immigration Practice
Under the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will require travelers from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to pay operational and travel promotion fees when applying for ESTA beg... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its September 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa app... more
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Immigration Practice
On July 22, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security will publish a Final Rule that regulates how employers may use electronic systems to complete and to store their I-9 Forms. The Final Rule will take effect on August 22, 2010... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its August 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicat... more
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Rachel Ashwood
Earlier this week the UK government announced controversial new plans to place a cap on the number of migrant workers from outside Europe entering the United Kingdom. This is just one of various measures being proposed to scale... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its July 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicatio... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its June 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicatio... more
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Immigration Practice
On April 23, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona’s Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act into law. This law is designed to combat illegal immigration into the state of Arizona; its most controversial... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its May 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa application... more
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Immigration Practice
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap. USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received for both... more
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Rachel Ashwood
The way in which skilled migrant workers will qualify for permission to work in the United Kingdom will change with effect from 6 April 2010, following an announcement from the UK government on 18 March 2010 . The proposed new m... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its April 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicati... more
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Immigration Practice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that Greece has been added to the list of approved Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries. Greek citizens will be able to visit the United States under the VWP beginnin... more
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Immigration Practice
On April 1, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY 2011, with an employment start date of October 1, 2010. We recommend that all H-1B petitions subject to ... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applicati... more
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Immigration Practice
Employment-Based Visa Holders U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Newark, New Jersey International Airport recently instituted a new policy to conduct random checks for employment-based visa holders, including fo... more
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Immigration Practice
On April 1, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY 2011, with an employment start date of no sooner than October 1, 2010. Although the FY 2010 H-1B visa ca... more
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Immigration Practice
What is the problem? A significant number of foreign national employees of companies in the United States applying for nonimmigrant visas at U.S. consulates overseas are experiencing delays in the issuance of these visas, ... more
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Immigration Practice
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2010 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applic... more
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Immigration Practice
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that as of December 21, 2009, sufficient H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B pet... more